Top Artists

Ne-yo

Artist, Contributor

Ne-Yo got his name from a friend/producer who told him he could “see” music like Neo sees “The Matrix.”

Bring Me The Horizon

Artist, Contributor

Dubbed deathcore though they’re more complex, these Brits have been taking cues from American hardcore and metal since 2004.

Paulina Rubio

Artist, Contributor

Mexican pop star Paulina Rubio is one of the Latin world’s most successful artists, with nine albums to her credit.

Little Mix

Artist, Contributor

This sassy UK quartet is an r&b-lovin’ pop band with a deep debt to classic girl group sounds.

Of Monsters And Men

Artist, Contributor

Of Monsters and Men are a rousing, coed Icelandic folk-rock sextet mixing gentle indie delicacy with arena-rock grandiosity.

Earth, Wind & Fire

Artist, Contributor

This dynamic, spiritually focused Funk/Soul outfit authored slick harmonies, phenomenal horn parts, and resonant hit songs.

Top Works

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

With its stylish, sonically detailed production, Dr. Dre’s 1992 solo debut, The Chronic, transformed the entire sound of West Coast rap. Here Dre established his patented G-funk sound: fat, blunted Parliament-Funkadelic beats, soulful backing vocals, and live instruments in the rolling basslines and whiny synths. What’s impressive is that Dre crafts tighter singles than his inspiration, George Clinton — he’s just as effortlessly funky, and he has a better feel for a hook, a knack that improbably landed gangsta rap on the pop charts. But none of The Chronic’s legions of imitators were as rich …

Control

Janet Jackson

Although Janet Jackson had released two records in the early ’80s, they were quickly forgotten, and notably shaped by her father’s considerable influence. Janet’s landmark third album, 1986’s Control, changed all that. On the opening title track, Jackson, with passion and grace, declares her independence, moving out of the gargantuan shadow of her brother Michael and on to the business of making her own classic pop album. The true genius of Control lies in the marriage of her extremely self-assured vocals with the emphatic beats of R&B production wizards Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The …

Fearless (Taylor’s Version)

Taylor Swift

This release includes content in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos. In 2019, Taylor Swift announced plans to rerecord her entire catalog to that point, an ambitious move sparked by the sale of her original label, Big Machine Label Group, along with all of her masters. Swift’s first entry into this reimagined canon is a new take on her landmark 2008 sophomore LP Fearless, which, among many other accolades, took home the coveted Album of the Year trophy at the 2010 Grammy Awards. Swift first teased the “Taylor’s Version” of Fearless with the release of a new recording of …

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